NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 08/09/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Fred Gela, Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) Chief Operating Officer, talking about CEQ delivers $500,000 cost-of-living relief for Palm Island. Not-for-profit remote store operator Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) has launched a major cost-of-living support initiative on Palm Island – the Palm Island Essentials Support Scheme – to help local residents balance their household budgets. Funded under CEQ’s Good Pasin’ (Give-back) program, the scheme will deliver up to $500,000 worth of subsidies on a wide range of everyday products on Palm Island, helping to ease cost-of-living pressures for families and individuals. The initiative will see prices on key grocery items match or better major supermarket online prices, ensuring ABIS Palm Island customers can access affordable essentials close to home. Price reductions under the scheme will apply to staple grocery items such as eggs, fresh milk, beef mince, flour, rice, women’s hygiene products, baby food, chicken, bread and pasta.
https://www.ceqld.org.au/…/ceq-delivers-500000-cost-of…
Uncle Desmond Crump, Expert Language Researcher and First Nations Languages Workshops at QLD State Archives Lead, talking about the First Nations Languages Workshops. The First Nations Languages Research Workshop supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and language workers in revitalising languages across Queensland. Their ongoing research has found over 100 different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in the archival collection, and is making language records accessible through their archival catalogue and community engagement activities. QSA holds two language research workshops each year, to assist community language workers to research language in the collection. Participants learn how to research language in archival records and find connections between language, culture, country and family. You can find out more via the link below!
https://www.qld.gov.au/…/expressions-of-interest-first…
Mikaela Woodham-Ford, Community Media Training Organisation Pathways and Partnerships Manager, talking about the Community Media Training Organisation. The Community Media Training Organisation (CMTO) is a registered training organisation which delivers management and media training. They specialise in developing and delivering courses in broadcast and production, as well as training for managers and board members of community radio stations. The CMTO works with media and training organisations around Australia and the world consulting on high quality effective training techniques and best practice in e-learning. You can find out more via the link below!
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